Chapter 378 Return and Counterreturn (1)
e after another, leaving everyone in awe. As for the procedures that Daoist Xiangyou followed, they were mostly the same: acupuncture and qi manipulation. Perhaps the only difference was that the pill...Volume 1 Chapter 378: Return and Depart Again Part 1
"You are stronger than me," Guxing replied to Hxin Yue Hu with a gaze, acknowledging the praise from others.
"I am only stronger now. If we were of the same age, I wouldn't be as good as you." A foxish smile never left her lips; even other women would be charmed by it.
Throughout all this time, Hxin Yue Hu had always been confident about herself. However, today she encountered two exceptions: Xianyao completely ignored her, while Guxing wasn't affected at all either. This made her wonder if her powers disappeared.
"Hmm, I will surpass you!" Guxing nodded and said.
"…" Hxin Yue Hu didn’t expect Guxing to be so straightforward. Wasn't he supposed to be polite However, this might also turn out to be a fact.
"Are you working together with them" Xianyao interrupted and asked while pointing at the people on the ground, clarifying what he was talking about.
"Oh, you mean these guys. I have a cooperative relationship with their master, but there's no need to ask who they are because I don't think it would interest you." Hxin Yue Hu replied with a smile.
"I am not interested, but I hope you can pass on my message that he shouldn’t cause trouble for us. We know nothing about your affairs and have no desire to learn."
Xianyao didn't want to糾纏這個問題，他隻想警告對方不要做無用之事。
And this, he believed Hxin Yue Hu would help with. Although he wasn’t sure what Hxin Yue Hu wanted, she shouldn’t be someone who wants him dead.
From her previous behavior, it seemed unlikely for her to do so— not because she felt incapable but simply that she found no need to.
Simultaneously, Xianyao believed if he couldn't handle the situation and was killed by the person on the ground, Hxin Yue Hu wouldn’t come to his rescue. She merely wanted to watch a good show.
"That’s best then," Hxin Yue Hu replied with a smile. “We should stay out of each other's way. After this matter is over, what happens between you and them has nothing to do with me. I don’t want to be enemies with either of you.”
To be honest, just the fact that Guxing was already a saint at his age made people reluctant to become his enemy. Such a demon-like genius who had grown into a saint level talent alone was enough.
Moreover, there was Xianyao beside Guxing, an ignored man but one with such powerful mechanical skills that he too was terrifying.
Furthermore, behind these two might be a powerful master and several sisters no weaker than them. This made people even more apprehensive; even someone like Hxin Yue Hu wouldn’t lightly declare war on them.
"I hope so as well," Xianyao said in response. “And regarding today’s matters, don't tell others, especially not about my boss breaking through to the saint level.”
Guxing becoming a saint was something that made people look up to him, but Xianyao understood the principle of 'the tree standing out in the forest.' If there were no need, he would hide Guxing’s strength to avoid unnecessary trouble.
"I can agree to this." Hxin Yue Hu looked at both Xianyao and Guxing before nodding to reply.
This kid didn't ask us to keep his matters hidden; does that mean he's more worried about the girl or considers his own things less important
It should be the latter; refined mechanical skills wouldn't cause trouble but would earn respect from others, as seen with the Heavenly Mechanism Sect.
"Since there’s nothing else, we’ll leave now. Goodbye." Xianyao bowed and departed straightforwardly.
"…"
This kid is quite direct; he finished what he wanted to say and left immediately without inquiring about her identity at all.
Although Hxin Yue Hu knew that even if she asked, Xianyao wouldn’t tell. Moreover, to stay out of things, it's best to know as little as possible.
But even so, when Xianyao left without asking anything, she felt a desire for him to ask, an idea that is demeaning but everyone has.
"Wait, I have a question."
Someone called out to Xianyao. However, it wasn't Hxin Yue Hu; it was Cuihua who had accompanied her and followed despite feeling無奈about another sudden change of mind by Hxin Yue Hu.
"What" Xianyao asked in confusion. What could this Cuihua want to ask Does she want to know how he made the grilled fish
"I’d like to know why you didn’t use these traps when fighting me earlier," Cuihua questioned, knowing that if Xianyao had used them during their fight, she would have been left behind.
"These traps are meant for protecting my boss. Since you were just looking for trouble with me and not him, there was no need to use these." Xianyao replied, leaving others puzzled by his words.
Why didn't you use them when they were troubling you Don’t tell me you think your boss is more important than your own life
"See this, this is how a good servant thinks about their master. You should all learn from him. Kid, are you interested in being my servant" The Fox of the Crescent Moon poached talent right in front of Solitude.
“No.” Free-and-Easy directly refused and said, "We’ll meet again if fate wills it!"
Free-and-Easy didn’t say anything more. He pulled along Solitude who was still staring coldly at the Fox of the Crescent Moon and left. This time around no one asked him to stay behind or any unexpected events happened.
In fact, he hadn’t explained that it wasn’t because he couldn’t use these traps; it was merely because he didn’t need them. If his own life were pitted against Solitude’s safety, he would have said they were equally important instead of saying Solitude was more important than his own life. This was what he truly felt.
It couldn’t be denied that Solitude was very important but his own life was also extremely important. He himself could not say whether or not he would sacrifice his life for Solitude’s sake.
But then again, he couldn’t be sure what kind of choice he’d make if the time ever came and all he could do was follow his heart.
"This kid is very interesting. Find out about his background." The Fox of the Crescent Moon smiled as she instructed her two young ladies after watching Free-and-Easy leave.
“Yes, Miss!” Both Ivy Flowers responded.
The two girls also wanted to do this and even if it were not at the order of the Fox of the Crescent Moon, they would still investigate about Free-and-Easy’s identity and background on their own.
Lǐ Yìhún was someone though he might be a fake but it was a lead. It was also convenient to take a look at what Lǐ Yìhún had in store for him and teach the bastard a lesson, while venting some of the young man’s frustrations.
That kid must really hate that Lǐ Yìhún...
"Ah-choo!" Lǐ Yìhún sneezed. "Is it because that little girl from the Bai family misses me I’ll bear with it and wait until I finish my studies before returning..."
Lǐ Yìhún didn’t know that he had caused Free-and-Easy a lot of trouble due to his shameless words, and this could only be described as being caught between laughter and tears.
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"Free-and-Easy, why did you not let me battle that woman She is very strong! It would have been useful!" Solitude asked after walking a couple of miles with Free-and-Easy.
Whenever there was a chance to battle a powerhouse as long as the difference in strength wasn’t too big, Solitude wouldn’t miss it. The Crescent Moon Fox just now she felt quite good and appropriate.
"Boss, that woman is not simple. The gap between you two is rather large; also, she’s not suitable to practice your sword techniques against her. From her body movements, I feel that she should belong to the ghost route martial artist," Free-and-Easy replied.
“Oh.” Solitude didn’t say anything more. She wouldn’t doubt Free-and-Easy’s judgment and also understood why a ghost-type martial artist might not be helpful for her.
This wasn’t because she didn’t need someone like this to train against; it was just that with Free-and-Easy around, she no longer needed anyone else.
Free-and-Easy had always been an opponent of insufficient strength. Therefore, he made up for his shortcomings in sword techniques by using body movements and footwork, which the ghost route favored. He could even dodge through a single crack.
This kind of ghost-type training was actually most suitable for Free-and-Easy, who lacked power to fight head-on and had to avoid being hit; hence, his ghost-type training needed to be continuous and unpredictable. Even Crescent Moon Fox might not be able to match him in this regard.
That’s why it didn’t make sense for her to practice sword techniques with Free-and-Easy anymore.
Not only that, at this time, there were more important things he could teach Solitude. That was the supreme sword technique in his hands. He quickly memorized the secret manual and passed it on to Solitude so she could study the sword technique.
Free-and-Easy understood Solitude best; he knew how much this supreme sword technique would help her advance her sword techniques by leaps and bounds, greatly improving her combat capabilities.
He himself was also studying those other thirteen moves. This would be a great assistance for him as well, allowing him to make tremendous progress.
This is why the two of them were walking slowly since they needed to study sword techniques. By now, they had even stopped somewhere to focus solely on this task, setting aside how their performance in Phoenix Clan Family was doing.
So it went for about ten days or so. Free-and-Easy mastered the remaining twelve moves but he stopped at the last one. This situation has been going on for five days already with no progress made.
The preceding moves were all understood and learned in eight days, which would have amazed a group of people if they heard this because it took them their entire lives to understand even half of what Free-and-Easy had grasped in one go.
These past five days he’d been studying the 23rd move but couldn’t grasp it. However, among all 24 moves, the 23rd taught him the most, even more than the combined amount from the previous twenty-two. This was a very interesting situation.
But not being able to learn didn’t mean that there was nothing to be learned. During the learning process one would gain much knowledge, which is also common sense.An example of this was now—Xiao Yao hadn’t hidden his aura because he felt being at General Rank was ordinary and saw no point in wasting energy on such things.Moreover, since he practiced the Divine...